Romanticism and Modernity (ENGL40007)
HonoursPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
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This subject offers an introduction to romanticism as a paradigmatic discourse of modernity, with particular emphasis on questions of gender, aesthetics and subjectivity. It also examines aspects of the role played by the ideology and discourse of romanticism in contemporary culture, with particular reference to the sublime and sexuality. Students who successfully complete this subject will be familiar with some of the key concepts and tropes of romanticism, have a broad understanding of the relation between romanticism and modernity, and understand some of the roles played by romanticism in contemporary culture.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be familiar with some of the key concepts and motifs in the discourse of romanticism;
- have a broad understanding of the relation between romanticism and modernity; and
- understand some of the cultural functions of the discourse of romanticism in contemporary culture.
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, students should gain generic skills in:
- social, ethical and cultural understanding;
- critical, creative and theoretical thinking;
- information management and information literacy;
- intelligent and effective communication knowledge and ideas; and
- written communication.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- An essay of 1,000 words (20%), due near the middle of semester.
- An essay of 4,000 words (80%), due in the examination period.
- Hurdle: Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% (or 10 out of 12) classes in order to qualify to have their written work assessed. Any student who fails to meet this hurdle without valid reason will not be eligible to pass the subject. All required written work must be submitted in order to pass the subject. Essays submitted after the due date without an extension will be penalised 2% per day. Essays submitted after two weeks of the assessment due date without a formally approved application for special consideration or an extension will only be marked on a pass/fail basis if accepted.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Tom Ford Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 24 hours: a 2-hour seminar per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 2019 Census date 31 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 May 2019 Assessment period ends 28 June 2019 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
- W. Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, in Complete Poems, W Blake (Penguin).
- T. DeQuincey, Confessions of an English Opium Eater and Other Writings (OUP).
- W. Hazlitt, Liber Amoris, in Selected Writings (Penguin).
- J. F. Lyotard, ‘Answering the Question: What Is Postmodernism?’, in The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge (U of Minnesota P).
- D. Malouf, Remembering Babylon (Penguin).
- M. Shelley, Mathilda, in The Mary Shelley Reader, ed. B. T. Bennett, et al (OUP).
- D. M. Thomas, The White Hotel (Penguin).
- D. Wordsworth, The Grasmere and Alfoxden Journals (OUP).
- W. Wordsworth, William Wordsworth: The Pedlar, Tintern Abbey, The Two-Part Prelude (Cambridge UP).
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Specialisation (formal) English and Theatre Studies Specialisation (formal) English and Theatre Studies Specialisation (formal) Gender Studies Specialisation (formal) Gender Studies Specialisation (formal) Gender Studies Specialisation (formal) Gender Studies Informal specialisation PD-ARTS English and Theatre Studies Informal specialisation PD-ARTS Social Theory Informal specialisation English and Theatre Informal specialisation PD-ARTS Gender Studies Informal specialisation Gender Studies - Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Subject coordinator approval required
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
Last updated: 3 November 2022